8.—6.

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Table No. 1- continued.

THE RAILWAYS IMPROVEMENT 1916-1917. 1916-1917. RECEIPTS. 1917-1918. £ s. d. 8,245 14 10 £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — 8,245 14 10 Cash in the Public Account £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 29,883 12 2 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914 — 240,000 0 0 Debentures issued 240,000 0 0 95,000 0 0 Appropriation Aot, 1916, Seotion 30, — 1,648 9 8 Balance from Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Aooount 5,586 7 5 Balanoe from Railways Improvements Aocount 7,234 17 1 I £124,883 12 2 £255,480 11 11 Totals THE WAII HOU AND )HINEMURI £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — 13,112 2 0 Cash in the Publio Acoount 60,000 0 0 Investment Aocount 73 115! 5> n £ s. d. 2,696 18 7 60,000 0 0 £ s. d. 73,112 2 O Contributions under the Waihou and Ohinemuri Rivers Improvement Act, 1910 (Sections 17 and 18), and Amendment Aot, 1912, and Appropriation Aot, 1916 (Section 27),— 1,241 19 3 Gold-mining Companies Consolidated Fund Gold Duty 1,241 19 3 73,112 2 0 1,088 7 8 245 9 8 736 9 0 62,696 18 7 1,241 19 3 2,070 6 4 1,088 7 8 245 9 8 736 9 0 1,241 19 3 2,250 0 0 2,250 0 0 Interest on Securities held by Investment Account 2,038 17 4 £76,604 1 3 Totals £76,604 1 3 £66,806 2 3 v* AID TO WATER- £ s. d. Balance at beginning of Year, — Cash in the Publio Aooount Imprests in the hands of Officers of the Government.. £ s. d. £ a. d. 1,461 14 1 7,283 5 1 147 0 1 — 1,461 14 1 7,430 5 2 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Aid to Water-power Works Aot, 1910— Debentures issued 55,000 0 0 10,000 0 0 Totals £56,461 14 1 £17,430 5 2 1====== ELECTRIC £ b. d. State Supply of Eleotrioal Energy Act, 1917, Section 8, — Balanoe from Aid to Water-power Works Aooount Sales of Elootrio Energy Miscellaneous Receipts £ s. d. £ s. d. 16,414 19 3 483 11 1 11,226 4 9 New Zealand Loans Aot, 1908,— Aid to Water-power Works Aot, 1910— Debentures issued 16,898 10 4 50,000 0 0 Totals £78,124 15 1